Means for picking up objects and articles



1644 ,366 Oct. 4,1927. c. BROWN MEANS FOR PICKING UP OBJECTS AND ARTICLES Filed April 26, 1920 2 sheets-sneet l INV TOR,

Oct. 4 1927.

J. c. BROWN MEANS FOR PICKING UP'OBJECTS AND ARTICLES Filed April 26 2 2 Sh eets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 4, 1927.

V 1 nt JASPER o. ianow ynor LOS ANGEL-Es. cALrronnrA, Assrenon or ONE-HALF-TOiRAY- MOND rvns IBLAKESLEE, or Los enemies, CALIFORNIA.

@MEANSJFOR rIcKIne UP oBJEc'rs AND ARTICLES.

application filed April 26,

This invention'relates to means for picking up objects and articles, and'has for its object to provide means whereby objects, ir-

respective of size, shape or; dimensions, may

be picked up or recovered from a surface. In its preferred embodiment the invention is organized or constructed toinclude a member or members which when moved over in engagement with objects to be picked up or recovered automatically opens sulficientlv to receive the object or article and pass it .into a chamber whence aplurality of such picked-up objects may readily be removed for storage.

In practicing the invention I preferably provide a. rotating drum, with suitable handle or operating means, the drumbeing substantially cylindrical and its cylindrical walls consisting of relatively movable parts which automatically separate whenbrought to bear against. an object or article, so as to permit the object or article to be passed between the relatively movable parts and .so on I into the interior of the drum or into a, receptacle or container therein. When the object or article has so passed between these relatively movable parts. which in nature or in mounting are yielding or resilient or both, such relatively movable parts are automatically restored to their normal relations and positions so as to be ready to be presented to and to accommodate and receive and pass between them further objects or articles. The drum preferably is provided with plurality of such relatively movable parts so that a great number of objects or articles may be presented to the drum and passed into its interior in a single rotation of the drum. Thus the invention is of great value for the purpose of picking up and recovering nuts and fruit and certain vegetables, and other farm, orchard and garden products. I 1

One particularly advantageous use for the present invention consists in the picking up and recovering of walnuts which are ac tensively produced in large groves. It is the usual practice in harvesting walnuts to shake the limbs of the trees and dislodge the nuts which are then picked up from the ground by hand. Not only is this work tedious, necessitating as it does a stooping posture of the nut gatherer. but it is extremely slow, and frequently nuts must of necessity be overlooked because the vision of seizing devices.

1920. Serial No. 376,670.

eating the nuts. In the use of the present invention it is only necessary to move the device or nut gatherer over the surface of the ground, to pick up practically all of the nuts in given area. traversed. Further more, any foreign objects such 'as' sticks, twigs, lumps of dirt and the like will be rejected by the gatherer, which will-securely retain the recovered nuts, but will permit such extraneous objectsto sift'andfall out, leaving within the container, only the recovered nuts. a i v To that end I preferably provide within the rotating drum a plurality of lifting or elevating members which raise the nuts prior to their being ready to fall into the receptacle or container, and thus these extraneous objects are discarded through theicvlindrical drum wall, leaving onlyv the nuts to be deposited in the container.

vAnother great advantageof this invention cons1sts 1n the fact that the weight of the accumulat ng-recovered ob ects or articles is not imposedupon the arm of theoperator,

as it is in crude impaling and single'pbjec't The weightis. easily 'carried within the revolving drum without requiring any particular effort on the part of the operator who rolls or rotates the drum. I i f The rotating drum is made of sufficient diameter so that any kind of ground 'orfsurface ordinarily encountered inrecovering.

performance will be accommodated asto its V unevenness or roughness, without interfering with the picking up or recovering operation, and each object or article is subjected to an extended. period of engagement by'the drum during any portion of which period it may be recovered if recoveryhas inany manner been obstructed or failed to beeffected in an earlier. portion of such period. In this one particular fieldof walnut recovery it requires an hours-time of anut gatherer to pick up all the walnuts shaken from a full grown, heavily laden English walnut tree, whereas my invention will easily, comfort-ably and with maximum efficiency recover. pick .up. and gather all of L these walnuts in not over five minutestime.

The saving both in time and because of high eiiicieney, in a given walnut groove, thus runs into very high figures. I l

. It is obvious that many other uses and 2 dwellings, and wherever scattering objects adaptations of the invention maybe made,

both "out of doors and within shops and and-articles reasonablyagreeing in size and dimensions are required to be picked up and recovered for further disposition.

Theinvention has for further objects the provisionof improved means of the nature construction and organization, taken in constated which will-be superior in point of relativesimplicity and inexpensiveness of junction with positiveness and efficiency and convenience and comfort and economy in operation, durability, freedom from necesafsityc of repair, compactness in form, and

which will be generally superior in efficiency and serviceability and low costof-operation V and use. l

The invention consists in the novel and useful provision, formation, COIIS'EIUOUOD,

combination, association and relative arrangement of parts, members and features,

all ashereinafter described, shown in the drawings,- and finally pointed out in claims. a In the drawings:

Figure 1 isna fragmentary front elevation,

' artly; in section of one form of the inven- 1 tion; 1

Fi ure 1; a V i igure is a detailsectional view upon the-line zr -w Figure 4, and looking in Figure 2 is a fragmentary end view of the invention shown in Fig.1;

' 'Figure 3 is a detail transverse'sectional View, partly in elevation, taken 'upon the linea2 w ,Figure 1;

Figure 4 is a detailenlarged fragmentary elevation of part of the structure shown in the direction of the appended arrows; I

Figure -6 is a. detail fragmentary elevation of certain members of the structure shown in i'Figure 1; a

Figure '10, and looking in the direction 'of' Figure 7 is a detail fragmentary sectional "viewof hingemeans for the closure part of the drum shown in Figures 1 and 2;

Figure 7 is a fragmentary sectional view of another form of hinge means for .the closurepart of the drum. f I 3 Figure 8 is a fragmentary View of one of vthe end members.

Figure 9 is a detail longitudinal sectional fragmentary view taken upon the line ac -00 the appended arrows; I

-Figuref10 is a detail transverse sectional view, taken upon theline w 'e Figure 9,

. and looking in the direction of the appended arrows; I

Figure 11 IS a fragmentary end view .of

the, constructionshown in Figures 1 and 2,

. showing a detail of means for attaching the handle to the drum axis; 7

"Figure- 12 is a view similar to Figure 11, showing the details relation of Fig. 11 in extended for the drum of Figure 27 a Figure 29 is afdetail plan of the construc- Figure 13 is an enlarged detail fragmentary view, showing features of handle details Figure 14 is a plan view ofFigu'reBjfi' Figure 15 is a detail of the retaining catch for holding a detachable end frame member of the drum' in position;

Figure 16' is an isometric fragmentary view of a. modified form of the construction shown in Figures 1, 2,3 and. 9; a

Figure 17 is a plan view showing details of the receiving bin.

v Figure. 18 is a crosssecti'on of elevating means'for the recovered articles or objects;

Figure '19 is a detail showing tension means for an end member of the drum;

Figure 20 is a detail of the frame construction of the drum;

, Figure 21 is a similar view showing fur- Figure 27 suggestsa mo'dification for the drum;

Figure 28 is a detail of the modification tion shown in Figure 27;

Figure 30 is a detail of'another modification of the drum of the form shown in F igure 27;'and,

Figure 31 is an e-levation of the detail shown in Figure 30;

Figure 32 is a transverse sectional view. of an" end closure for such drums as shown in Figure 16, the same being in detached position. 1 I f Corresponding parts in all the figures are designated by the same reference characters.

, Referring with particularity to the drawings, I have shown therein, as included in means for picking up or recovering objects or articles or spoil of various descriptions,

drum A 'adaptedto traverse, a surface upon which such objects or articles may be disposed, such articles being indicatedv in Figure 2 as walnuts 35, which in that figure V are shown as being recovered or picked up by such'member A from the uneven surface of ground formation B. j w l I These drumscomprise each an end member 36 to which tension may be applied by tension means a, and other members 87, '38 and 39, of which the members 37 and 5 38 are intermediate the members 36 and 39 and are prevent itsmovement along the shaft.

annular, the member 39 being, as is member 36, an end member. An end member 41 may be provided as in Figure '9, the same having a detachable closure 40. 42 designates a shaft extending lengthwise of the drum, in its axis, such drum" being preferably substantially cylindrical; and extending between and over the members 36, 37 ,38 and 39 or are relatively movable parts 43 in'Figures l, 16 and 19, and 44 and 45 in Figure 26. The end member 36 is keyed-upon the shaft 42, and the member 41 is held in position surroundinothe shaft 42, such member 41 being annular, by radial arms 46 which are joined by a'hub 47 locked to the shaft 42 by a pin or set screw 48. The end member 39. is fast to the shaft 42 as shown at 39 in Figure 1, being pinned thereto so as to The tension means a may comprise a coil contractile spring 49 one end of which is fitted into one of a number of openings 50 in the shaft 42, and the other endof which is attached to the end drum frame member 36. It thus occurs that the relatively movable parts 43 or 44 and 45 are affected tensionally to stretch them lengthwise sothat their relative separation or relative movement caused by the passage between them of an object or article, will be yieldingly opposed. These relatively movable parts 43, 44 and 45 may consist of wires secured at their ends to the end frame members of the 'drums, as by looping the ends thereof around pins 51 ap plied to such end frame members. These wires. may pass'through eyes 52 upon the intermediate frame members such as 37 and 38, which eyes may be'formed by striking up and puncturing the material of the frame members. I These intermediate frame nemhere may consist of separate portions, as 37 and 37 having the eyes 52 in staggered arrangement, such separate portions being relatively movable, and each being annular and being held in position by the relatively movable parts 42,43, 44 and 45 bearing under tension upon them, and also held in position by elevating'means C, to be described hereinafter. These relatively movable portions 3'? and 37", which are shown in reverse positions in Figure 20, are opposed as to relative movement in concentric paths by tension means (Z consisting of contractile springs connected each atone end with the portion 37?, which is deeper than the portion 37 and also connected each'at one end with a lug 5'4'upon' the portion 37 These portions 3'? and 37"v maybe formed of angle irons as'shown, and one of them may be slotted at 55 to receive struckout angled hooks 56 in the other, having play in such slots 55, and keeping the portions from separating superficially while maintaining them in parallel re ation. In

Figure 22 is shown a modified form of construction wherein' the two. portions of the fra'm-emember 37 are provided each with two lugs 55 and contractile tension springs '56, operating in opposite directions, extend in each instance between one lug on one portion and-one lug on the other portion. The elevator means G comprise. a plu rality'of flights or ledges or inwardly projecting members 57 which are loosely fitted intoslots 58 in the frame members 37 and 38 of the drums A, such flights having angular end portions,and'-the slots 58 being angular to receive them, these flights also fitting iritdlimiting slots 59 inthe end members of the drum such as 36 and 39. The flights project inwardly substantially radial'ly of the drums, and on the rotation of the-drumsserve to pickup or elevate articles a pin 59 may be employed in overlapping portions of such annular frame members to hold the hinge portions in closed position; or a latch 60 as shown in Figure 2 may be employed to that end, .at each end of the drum. 3

'A modified form of drum construction is shown in Figure 24, the drum A. therein shown having the relatively movableparts 46-", extended in planes transverse to the shaft 420i 1n ring formation, and spaced apart lengthwise of the drum. These wires 46' pass over elevator members or flights 5,7

which are utilized without using intermediate frame'members such as 37 and 38, but which at their ends are slidably mounted in radial slots 61 provided in the end drum members 62 which are keyed to'the shaft 42.

, Compress on springs 63 are provided in the slots .61 inward of the elevator flights 57 and urging the same outwardly against an- 'nular hoops 64 which surround the end frame members 62. The outward pressure of the springs 63 operating through the flights 57 puts the wires 46 under yielding pressure serving to oppose relative separation of such wires in the passageof objects between the same in the piclri'ng up of such objects. These wires 46 are separate as to each unit'included in the drum cylindrical formation, and the ends of the wires in each instance arejhooked or eyed together, as at 46. The elevator flights 57 are provided with eves 65 through which are passed the several wires 46?", the wires thus be ng maintained in spaced relation. I have illustrated aftray, receptacle or container E which is. @sector shaped, having a bottom wall curvature of substantially 180 degrees, closed-at the ends, as at 66 and suspended'at'its top by hooks 67 connected with transverse braces 68 and'applied to and over the shaft 42, thus being pendent from the shaft and always bein in'u art' ht oosition to receive ob'ects recovered by the drum and directed to it by the elevator means C and the flights 57 thereof. -Access is had to such receptacle E in F'gures-l, 2 and 3 through the hinged member (Z, which is lifted so asto permit the spoil to be taken out of the, receptacle E,

such receptacle being merely freed from the shaft 42 by lifting it and 'withdrawing the hooks 67 from such'shaft. .Thereceptacle E is held in place byhinged curved fingers 69 on the end of the receptacle E and held in shaft-engaging position by detachable pins 70 seated in openings in the, end members 66 ofthereceptacle. In the form .of construction shown in'Figures 9 and 10, the

- I receptacle E is shownas simply suspended .25

by hooked fingers 67 upon the shaft 42 and is capable of being either lifted from such shaft and taken out through an opening in the drum provided by springing up a hinged portion suchas the. portion d in Figure 2;

oritv may be caused to slide lengthwise on f the shaft 42 so astobe projected beyond one end of the drum A, which may be opened up endframe member such as 41.

by 'rem oving a detachable closure 40 from an I When the receptacle is to thus be moved endwise of the drunrthe frame member 41 at the ,end

is "provided with'the transverseor diametri- I cal brace 46 shownlikewise in Figure 16,'and

4/ the tray or receptacle E is slotted lengtho wise, part way, as at 72, to accommodate such movement, of the tray or receptacle.

' holding buttons or catches 74 are provided for holding the same shut.

ing buttons 75are provided upon the end members 41 for holding the detachable end 40 in place.- Thebrace 46 is keyed to the accessible only by sliding it along the shaft fand not lifting it from the shaft.

Likewise a transverse brace- 73 is provided-in j the tray or'receptacle. 'This construction is likewise shown'in Figure 16. In Figure 16,

however, the tray or receptacle E is shown as provided with hinged end doors 71, and

Similarly, holdshaft'42 as shown at76. The brace 73 in Figure 16 is provided with a hub 77 which 'loo selysurroundsthe shaft 42, and this is insubstitution for the hook 67 in the other -figures, and in Figure 16 this form is employed inasmuch as the receptacle E is made Figure26 the wires 44 and are shown as extending lengthwise of the drum A diagonally, so as to provlde a criss-cross ar-' rangement, providing a plurahty of' fourwalled open ngs through'which the objects any such endwise movement.

or articles to be recovered are squeezed or passed into the interior of the drum.

The means F for operating or moving the drum A comprises a handle member '7 8 which is provided at its ends-with detachably fitted arms 79 extending to the shaft 42 and at their ends where so connected with the shaft they are provided with two-part bearings 80, 81, adapted to embrace the shaft and to be held thereto by aspring clip 82, and capable of being removed as, for instance, to permit the endwise movement of the tray or receptacle E. A screw cap or the like 83 may be provided ateach'end of the shaft 42 to confine suchbearings 80, 81,

and prevent the same from. inadvertently leaving the shaft: ends. Thisis true of the form wherethe tray E is to be projected beyond the end of the drum. In the other form, as in Figures 1 and 2,v the bearings may be applied to the shaft 42in such a manner as to oppose any endwise movement on the shaft,-or atleast not In Figures 27, 28, 29 and 31ers shown spr ng fingers 84, 85 and 86 respectively, which are detachably mounted upon the eleplace of the relatively movable members or wires 43, 44, 45 and 46, to receive, on relative'separation, the devices or objects to be.

passedinto the drum. In using these forms no special tension means such as the tension means a orthe tension springs 63 are required, inasmuch as the fingers themselves have inherent spring or tensional 'quality whichcauses them to move towardand from each other or to act effectively in accom 'modating objects or articles passed between to provide for g "Va-tor flightst57 and which may beutilized in them andinto the drum. These fingers may 7 .be conveniently held to the elevator flights 57 by binding wires 87 passed through struck-up eyes 88 in the flights 57, and the flights 57 may be angled at their inner portions, as at 57 d to accommodate the bases or tively movable partsor wires-43, 44, 45 and 46 orthe spring fingers84, 85 or 86, so that.

a tendency is created for such relatively movable parts or wires or fingers to relatively separate under the pressure caused, such re-l- 1 pass between such relatively movable parts ative separation being the-resultant of such pressure. together. with'the yielding opposition of the wires or relatively movable parts, such opposition being set up by thetension spring 49hr the tension springs 53, 56 or 63. Therelative separation permits the objects or articles, such as the walnuts 35, to

or wires or the like, andthey enter the hollow or cylindrical. drum, being squeezed or urged or forced intoit after their. largest transverse dimensions or sectional areas have passed the zone of pressure or constriction caused by the tension upon the wires. They are then picked up by the revolving flights 57 and carried upwardly untiltliey are released and fall into the receptacle or tray E.

They may then be withdrawn eitherby raising a hinge portion of the drum, such as l,

or by projecting the'tray out in the end of the drum, after its end closure 40 is removed. The tension'means 5L9 or 63 at all times keep the relatively movable parts or wires in a condition in. which they oppose relative movement or separation =yieldingly. This relative movement is also further yieldingly opposed by the tension springs 53 and 56. It

willbeobvious that therelative adjustment or relative play under tensional OPPOSl'ClOYl,

as between the wires 43, due to ,ther-elative movement between the portions 37 and 37 7 of the intermediate frame memberssuch'as uh I 34 and 38, may also be provided as between the wires 46 in Figures 24 and 25 or as between the wires 4:4: and, 4:5 in Figure 26, by introducing into such other forms of drain construction the relatively movable provisionwhich is made with respect to the frame members 37' and 38. In fact, the wires 40 are covered ob ects.aredepos ted; said member to be understood as mounted .in connection with the intermediate frame'members'37 and l 38 in Figure 26 in the same manner as they are mounted in connection therewith in the I other figures where such intermediate frame members are employed.

The closure 40 15 provided with a recess 40 which is centrally arranged and fits over the hub 47 of the brace 46 so as to hold the tray E back in the drum and prevent its slotted portion 72 from being interlocked with such brace 46 to invert the tray E and inadvert-V ently empty its contents.

It is obvious that many changes and modifications and variations may be made in practicing the invention, in departing from I the particular features and provisions and Having thus disclosed my invention, I: claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent 1. Means of the character d1sclosed,',con'i prising a shaft, a rotatable member mounted in connection with the shaft and-having rotatable member in its traverse of a surface,

and a receptacle mounted in connection with said shaft and Within which the recoveredobjects are deposited; said receptacle being slidably mounted for movement with respect to said member. and adapted to beprojected beyond said member to permit access to the receptacle; said member being substantially cylindrical.

Means of the character-- disclosed, coniprising a shaft, a rotatable member mounted in connectionwith the shaft and having openings to receive objects encountered by the rotatable member in'its traverse of a surface, and a receptacle mounted iii 'connectionwith said shaft and within which tlie recovered objects are deposited; said member. being? being slidably connected with said shaft.

substantially cylindrical,- and said receptacle l. Means of'fthe, character disclosed, comprising a shaft, a rotatable member mounted in connection with the shaft and having;

openings to receive'objects encountered by the rotatable member in its 'traverseof a surface, and a receptacle mounted in connection with said shaft and within which the rebeing substantially c'yl'indricahand said receptacl'e being slidably connected with said shaft; said substantially cylindrical member being provided with a detachably mounted end member which maybe removed to per- --mit the projection of said slidably-supported" receptacle beyond the end of said member.

Means of the character disclosed, compr sing a shaft, a rotatable member mounted in connection with theisha ft and having openings: to receive objects encountered bythe i rotatable member in its traverse of a'surface, and a receptacle mountedin connectionwith said shaft and within which ,the recovered objects, are deposited;v said member being substantially, cylindrical, and said receptacle being slidablyconnected with said shaft;

said'substantially cylindrical member being provided with a detachably mounted end member which maybe removed to permit the projection of said slidably supported recep tacle beyond theehd of said member; said member being providedfwith a transverse brace, and saidireceptacle being slotted partially lengthwise to accommodate said; brace theoutward' projection of said receptacle;

' 6, Meansfloffthe character disclosed, comprising a v shaft, a rotatable member mounted jinco' nection with the shaft and having openings toreceive objects encountered by therotatable member in its traverse of a surfacefand a receptacle mounted in connection "Witli'said shaft. and within'which the recovj haft-ysaid substantially cylindrical member fbeingfprovidedfwith a detachably mounted end member which maybe removed to permit the projection of said slid'ably-supported refceptacle beyond the end of 'said member; "said receptacle being provided with an openered objectsga-redeposited; said member being substantially cylindrical, andsa d receptacle being s'lidably connected With said at one end having a closure, means being provided for; normally maintaining the closc "7. jMeansot' ithe character disclosed com- ;prisinga rotating member adapted to trav- "lire clo'sedposition.

"'{ersea surface and? having spaced members Qbetweenwhich'objectsare recovered, a recepv 1 tacleanountedgin connection Wltll such mem- V berand elevating: means comprising fixed projecting mem'ber's connected'with said rojsuchmember," and elevating means comprising pro ecting members connected, with said rotatable member in spaced relatioii and 'where'eby the objects recovered are transferred tojsaid receptacle; said rotatable member being substantially cylindrical and f saidi-rec'eptacle and elevating means being {disposed within such cylindrical member.

9; Means' of the cha-racterdisclosed, comi prising a rotating member adapted to traverse a surface to' recover objects therefrom,

' I a receptacle mounted in connection with such member; and 2 elevating means compr sing i project'ingmembers connected with said ro ftatable' member in spaced relation and where- 'by 'the"objectslrecovered are transferred to said receptacle; said rotatable memberbeing f substafntially cylindrical and said receptacle tfandfelevating means being disposed within 'such cylindrical member; said receptacle bemount ed to play lengthwise of said cylindricalmember' so as to be projected beyond one "iceptacle. r v ,j c

" '10. *Means of the character disclosed, comendr thereof to permitaccess to said rev prising a'rotating, member adapted to trav-' '1; erse 'a surface ,to recover objects therefrom,"

fa receptacle'mounted in'connection with such member, jandelevating means comprising i projecting members connected with said ro- 7N tatablelmemberj in spaced relation and ferred to said receptacle; said. rotatable whereby the objects recovered are trans member being substantially cylindrical and 1 said receptacle and elevating means being disposed within suchcylindrical member; said receptacle being mounted to play lengthwise of said cylindri'cal'member so as to be projected beyond one end thereof to permit access to said receptacle; means being provided for maintaining said receptacle nor-.

mally chambered :within said cylindrical member.

' 11. Means of the character disclosed, com i prising a rotating member adapted to traverse a surface to recover objectstherefrom, a receptacle mounted in connection with such member, and elevating 7 means comprising projecting members .c'onnected' with'said rotatablemember in spaced relat on and whereby the objects recovered are transferred to said receptacle said rotatable member being, substantially cylindrical-and said receptacle and, elevating means being disposed within; such cylindrical 1 member; said receptacle being mounted to play lengthwise of said cylindrical member so as to be projected beyond one end thereof to permit access to said'receptacle means being provided for maintaining said receptacle normally chambered within said cylindrical member; said cylindrical member being orovided with relatively movable parts adapted. V

to receive recovered objects betweenthem,

12. Means of the character disclosed, com Y prising a rotating member adapted to traverse asurface to recover objects therefronn'a receptacle mounted in connect-ion with'siich member, and elevating means comprising projecting members connected with'said rof tatable member in spaced relation and whereby the objects recoveredare transferred to said receptacle said rotatable memberbeing substantially cylindrical and saidreceptacle and elevating means being Y disposed within such cylindrical member;

said receptacle being mounted to play lengthwise or said cylindrical member so as to be pro ected beyond one end thereof to permit access to said receptacle; means being provided for maintaining said receptacle normally chambered within said cylindrical member; said cylindrical member being provided with relatively movable parts adapted .to receive recovered objects between them; said relatively movable parts comprising a plurality of spaced Wires extending length- Wise of said cylindrical member;

13. Means of thecharacter disclosed, comprising a rotating member adapted'to traverse a'surface to recover objects therefrom,

a receptacle mounted in connection with" such member, and elevating means comnris' mg projecting members connected with said rotatable member in spaced relation and,

whereby the ob ects recovered are transferred to said receptacle; said rotatable member being substantially cylindrical and said receptacle and elevating means being disposed within such cylindrical member;

said receptacle being mounted to play length-' wise of said cylindrical member so as to be projected beyond one end thereof to permit access to said receptacle; means being provided for maintaining said receptacle normally chambered Within said cylindrical member; said cylindrical member beingprovided with relatively movable parts adapted to receive recovered objects between them; said relatively movable parts comprising a plurality of spaced Wires extending lengthwise of said cylindrical member; means being provided for exerting tension upon said wires lengthwise.

14. Means of the character disclosed, com

prising a rotating member adapted to traverse a surface torecover objects therefrom, a receptacle mounted 1n connection with such member, and elevating means comprising projecting members connected with 'said rotatable member in spaced relation and' whereby the objects recovered are transferred to said receptacle; said rotatable member being substantially cylindrical and said receptacle and elevating means being disposed within such cylindrical member; said receptacle being mounted to play lengthwise of said cylindrical member so as to be projected beyond one end thereofto permit access to said receptacle; means being provided for maintaining said receptacle normally chambered within said cylindrical member; said cylindrical member being provided with relatively movable parts adapted to receive recovered objects between them; said relatively movable parts comprising a plurality of spaced wires extending lengthwise of said cylindrical member means being provided yieldingly holding said wires in spaced relation.

15. Means of the character. disclosed, comprising a rotating member adapted to traverse a surface to recover ob ects therefrom,

a receptacle mounted in connection with normally chambered within saidcylindrical member; said cylindrical member being provided with relatively movable parts adapted to receive recovered objects between them;

said relatively movable parts comprising a plurality of spaced wires extending lengthwise of said cylindrical member; said longitudinally'extending wires being mounted in criss-cross arrangement to provide a plurality of object-receiving openings bounded each by wires on four sides.

16. Means of the character disclosed,com-

prising a substantially cylindrical drum having frame members, and relatively movable parts extending between such frame members and adapted to receive objects between them; such relatively movable parts comprising spaced wires; means being provided for exerting tension upon said wires lengthwise.

17. Means of the character disclosed, com prising a substantially cylindrical drum having frame members, and relatively movable parts extending between suchaframe members and adapted to receive objects between and passsame beyond them; such relatively movable parts comprising spaced wires;.ineans being provided for yieldingly holding said wires in spaced relation.

18. Means of the character disclosed, com prising a substantially cylindrical drum.

having frame members, and relatively niov-' able aarts extending between such frame members and adapted to receive objects be} tween them; said relatively movable parts comprising spaced wires; means being provided for yieldingly holding saidwlres in 'spacedrelation, and means being provided for exerting tension upon said wires length wise.

Means of the character disclosed, com- 1)11S1l1g' a substantially cylindrical drum having annular frame members, and ,relatively movable parts extending lengthwise of the drum and between which objects are adapted to be received, certain of said an- I nular frame members being divided to provide relatively movable concentric portions with which such relatively movable parts areconnected. f

20. Means of the character disclosed, comprising a substantially cylindrical drum hav ing annular frame members, and relatively movable parts extending lengthwise of the. drum and between which ob ects are'adapted to be received, certain of said annular frame members being divided to provide rel ativ'ely movable concentric portions with which such relatively movable parts are connected; said relatively movable portions of said certain annular members having eyes through which the relatively movable parts loosely extend.

. 21. Means of the character disclosed, com

prising a substantially cylindrical drum having annular frame members, and rel-f atively movable parts extending lengthwise of the drum and between which. objects are adapted to be received, certain of said an- V. cause-the r-elatively movable ;tens1onally afiected.

nulan frame members beingdivided to pro vide relatively vmovable concentric portions.

with which such relatively inovable parts are" connected; said relatively movable portionsjof said certain annular members hav ing eyes'through which the relatively movv able parts extend;i meansbeing providedfor exerting; tension upon one frame members to resultamly-impose tensiona-upon said relatively movable parts.

of said annular 22. Means otthe character disclosed comprising a subs' *tially cylindrical drum having annular ame members, "and. relati'vely movable par s extending lengthwise oit-thedrum and between which objects are adapted to bereceived certain of said an nular' frame members'being divided'to prowvith'ivhich such relati vide relatively movable concentricporticns ly movable parts are, connected; said relatively movable por tions of said certain. annular members havingeyes' through which the relatively movabile parts loosely-extend; means being pro vi'ded for exerting tension uponone. of said annular frame members to rezultantly im- I V pose tension upon said relat vely movableparts said relatively movable parts comprising wires extendinglengthwise of said drum. g

23., Means ofthecharacterdisclosed comr j prisingi'a substantially "cylindrical drum havin annular frame members, and rel atively movable parts ezgtending lengthwise of the drum and between whichobjects are adapted tobe received, certain of said an 'nulai' frame members being divided to prov vide relatively movable concentric: portions with 'whichsuch relatively movable parts are connected; tension means being providedlas bQ Feen; said relatively movable portions and yieldinglypermitting movement of said relatively movable portions in opposite directions. r p V Y 24. Means ofthe character disclosed,-comgprising-ashait, a drum mounted upon the shaftjand comprising frame members, relatively movable partsextending between said frame members and adapted toreceive ob-f jects between them,- and tension means acting upon one of said'trame members to parts to be Means of the characterdisclosed, comprising rhai't, adruii'i mounted upon the shaft and comprising frame members, relatively movable parts extending between said frame members. andadaptedtoreceive objects to between their and tension meansacting up-. 7 on one of said frame members to cause the relatively movable parts to be tensionally,

taflected' said tension means acting between ,saidshaft and'one oi the frame members. -26.*Means of the character disclosed, comprising a memberhaving relatively movable vpart's'jthe relativeQmovement of whlch is mes ed yieldingly :opposed, saidv member being adapted to be passed over a surface upon which are disposedob ectsto be ecovered whereby the pressure of such member causes the objects torelatively separate said inov able parts and pass between the same; ten- V sion means beingprovide d to producesuch y elding opposition to relative movement of said parts; said'relatively movable parts comprising spaced w1res, and said tension means exertinga strain upon said wires lengthwise of the same. a

28. Means of the characterdisclosed, comprising a member having relatively'movable parts the relative .inoveincnt' of which is yielding-1y opposed, said member being adapted to be passed over a surface upon which are disposedobj-ects to be recovered whereby the pressure or such member causes the objects to-relativ-ely separate said movable parts and pass between the same; ten'- .sion means being provided to produce suchyielding oppositionto relative movement ioo of said parts; said relatively movable parts; 7 a

comprising spaced wires, and said tension; means exerting a strain upon said wires to I oppose relative, separation of the same.

29. Means of the character disclesed, comprisinga member having relatively movable parts therelative movement or" which is yieldingly" opposed, sa d member being adapted to be passed over a surface upon which are disposed objects to be recovered whereby thepressure of such member causes the objects to relatively separatesaidmovable parts and pass between the same; tension means being provided ,to produce such yieldingopposit-ion to relative movement of said. parts; said relatively movable parts comprisingspaced-wires, and-said tension means exerting astrain upon said wires to .oppose relative separation or the same and also to exert a strain upon the samelengthwise- 30. Means of the character disclosed, comprising a member havingrelativ-ely movable parts the relative movement of which is yieldingly opposed said member being adapted to be passed over a surface upon 'which are disposed ob ectsto be recovered whereby the pressure of such member causes the. objects to relatively separatesaidmovable parts andpass between the same; tension means being provided toproduce such yielding opposition to relative movement of said parts; said relatively movable parts comprising spaced wires, and said tension means exerting a strain upon said Wires to oppose relative separation of the same, and also to exert a strain upon the same length- Wise; said member comprising a rotatable recovered obj ects name to this specification. v,

JASPER c. BROWN. 

